All Heavens: Transcending Dimensions Starting with the Uchiha

However, Uchiha Sho didn't pay attention to his teasing and looked at him with a firm gaze.

"Ahem, Orochimaru-kun, you should know that my pursuit of beauty is not limited to appearance."

Uchiha Eiji spoke somewhat shyly.

A hint of amusement and cold calculation flashed in Orochimaru's golden snake eyes. He chuckled hoarsely, "Hiss... Of course, Mr. Elephant. An interesting 'gift,' I hope you like the sincerity of this cooperation."

Before he finished speaking, he vanished without a trace, as if he had merged into the shadow of the ground.

Uchiha Elephant stood still, his gaze fixed on the distant air distorted by the intense heat, and the battlefield ravaged by the emerald green chakra giant.

Chapter 88, A Special "Gift"

Sunagakure's Scorching Release user, Yoru, is currently engaged in a fierce battle.

Her iconic back, which later generations called "enough to make her a goddess," was taut during the fierce battle, revealing powerful muscle lines.

His long, dark brown hair was mostly tied back with the Sand Village headband, with a few strands sticking to his smooth neck and cheeks from sweat and the intensity of the battle.

Her face, bearing the characteristic fortitude and weathered sharpness of a Sand Ninja, was now marred by the intense depletion of chakra and the strain on her opponent—

The Uchiha boy, who activated the eerie green chakra giant (Susanoo), appeared solemn due to the immense pressure he brought.

Her pupils were unusually heterochromatic; her left eye was a deep, bluish-gray like the eve of a storm, while her right eye was an amber color like the twilight of a desert. At this moment, she was intently watching every movement of the Susanoo controlled by Uchiha Shisui.

"Scorching Escape - Over-Steam Kill!"

Ye Cangjiao shouted and rapidly formed hand seals, instantly conjuring several dazzling white fireballs around her.

With terrifying heat enough to instantly dry up a lake, it crashed like a meteor into the massive chakra blade swung by Shisui Susanoo.

The fireball collided with the blade, producing a piercing "sizzle" sound. A large amount of white vapor rose wildly, and the air was violently distorted, temporarily blocking Susanoo's attack.

However, performing such a large-scale ninjutsu was extremely taxing on her, and her breathing became noticeably rapid. Fine beads of sweat covered her smooth forehead and slid down her tightly pursed lips.

Just then, out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of a familiar figure rapidly cutting into the battlefield, heading straight for the green giant's flank.

It's Orochimaru!

Yekura's tense nerves relaxed slightly, thinking that it was Sunagakure's "ally" coming to their aid.

In that instant, she even mustered her strength, intending to cooperate with the legendary Konoha Sannin in launching a counterattack.

"Lord Orochimaru! Be careful of his Mangekyou Sharingan eye technique..."

While giving reminders, Yecang subconsciously adjusted his position, preparing to provide support.

However, just as she was slightly distracted by Orochimaru's "support," her body turned towards the direction from which Orochimaru was charging, completely exposing her defenseless, exquisitely beautiful back—known as the "treasure of Sunagakure"—to Orochimaru in that instant—

"Hidden Shadow Serpent Hands!"

Instead of the expected support ninjutsu, Orochimaru's sleeve revealed what appeared to be a gate leading to a snake pit!

Dozens of venomous snakes, as thick as bowls and with scales gleaming with a cold, eerie light, darted out at a speed beyond the reach of sight!

Their target was not Shisui's Susanoo, but the unsuspecting Yekura!

The cold, slippery snake body, carrying the stench of deadly poison, coiled around you with precision and ruthlessness, like the toughest steel cable!

In an instant, the snakes tightly bound Ye Cang's slender yet powerful waist and arms. Most deadly of all, several venomous snakes, like living ropes, tightly constricted her bare, beautifully shaped neck and shoulders!

The cold, hard snake scales contrasted horribly with her warm, delicate skin.

"Ugh—!"

Ye Cang was horrified; his heterochromatic pupils suddenly contracted due to the excruciating pain and disbelief.

The fatal restraints prevented her from forming hand seals at all, and the half-condensed Scorching Release chakra instantly dissipated.

She struggled desperately, trying to break free with physical techniques, but Orochimaru's snake binding technique was not easy to master.

The snakes were incredibly powerful; their strangulation nearly suffocated her, and their venom began to numb her nerves.

She could only watch helplessly as Orochimaru's pale, cold face appeared before her, his golden vertical pupils filled only with a pure, chilling desire for research and the triumphant satisfaction of a successful scheme.

"Why...why?!"

Yekura forced out a broken question through clenched teeth, his bluish-gray left eye bloodshot with anger and pain.

“Hiss, hiss, hiss… Because the insects of Sunagakure intended to kill you here, ‘Hero of Sunagakure,’ Pakura.”

Orochimaru's voice was like a viper's hiss, carrying a cruel pleasure.

"Be content to become Elephant-kun's 'collection,' which may be more valuable than being crushed to death as a pawn by the village."

Meanwhile, Orochimaru's actions did not stop.

He didn't even glance at the four Sand Village Jonin who were momentarily stunned by this earth-shattering event.

"Ninja Technique: Evil Snake Wrist Explosion!"

With a casual wave of his other hand, several giant snakes lurking underground burst forth and swiftly entangled the two closest Sand Village Jonin.

Before they could mount a proper resistance, the giant snake's body suddenly swelled and exploded! Blood and flesh flew everywhere, and the screams abruptly ceased.

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

Immediately afterwards, Orochimaru opened his mouth and spat out a fierce gale that was not an ordinary wind release, but a mixture of highly poisonous purple mist!

The gust of wind instantly swept away the remaining two Sand Village Jonin.

They inhaled the poisonous fog, and their movements immediately became stiff and sluggish, their faces turning a strange bluish-purple.

"The Formation of Ten Thousand Serpents!"

Countless tiny but deadly venomous snakes surged out from Orochimaru's sleeves and robes like a black tide, instantly engulfing the two poisoned individuals.

All that could be heard were a few short, shrill screams and the sickening sounds of bones shattering and flesh being gnawed away. When the venomous snakes dispersed, only two unrecognizable, purplish-black skeletons remained on the spot.

The battle ended in the blink of an eye.

Orochimaru's sneak attack and subsequent clearing of the area demonstrated his terrifying strength as one of the Legendary Sannin and his utter indifference to life.

He tossed Yekura, who was tightly bound by the snakes and in a semi-conscious state due to the poison and suffocation, precisely towards Uchiha Eboshi as if he were discarding an object.

Uchiha Eiji caught the soft, powerless body steadily.

Yekura's long, dark brown hair fell loosely, obscuring half of her pained and humiliated face. Her stunningly beautiful back, which had once made Sunagakure proud, now leaned helplessly against his arm. Her delicate skin was marked with glaring red welts from the snakes coiling around it, making it appear even more fragile in the moonlight.

"Hiss... Are you satisfied with this 'gift,' Elephant?"

Orochimaru licked his lips, his golden vertical pupils sweeping over the unconscious Yekura as if assessing a valuable experimental subject.

"Then, I'll go ahead and meet the Akatsuki organization that possesses the Rinnegan. The rain in the Land of Rain must have a unique flavor."

He didn't linger. He turned around and called to his subordinate Yamato (Tenzo), who had been silently observing. The two figures quickly disappeared into the shadows of the forest and sped off towards the Land of Rain.

Uchiha Xiang looked down at the unconscious Scorching Release user in his arms.

The moonlight outlined the graceful curves of her back, and the "Sand Village Treasure," which once symbolized power and glory, now became a silent testament to her betrayal and capture.

A complex glint flashed in his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by a deeper plan.

The ninja world is constantly at war, and how many people are casually sacrificed like Pakura?

It's all the Sage of Six Paths' fault!

Therefore, I must revolutionize it and overthrow this shadow that has shrouded the ninja world for thousands of years.

At this moment, Yekura's long eyelashes trembled slightly, as if she was about to wake up.

Chapter 89, Taking Down Shisui

As he watched the figure gradually disappear into the distance—Orochimaru—Shisui's expression was complex and difficult to decipher.

He was filled with confusion, not understanding why Orochimaru, who had just been engaged in a fierce battle with Uchiha Enoki, would suddenly launch a sneak attack on Pakura, whom he should have considered an "ally."

He even gave her to Uchiha Sō as a "gift".

However, the basic qualities required of a ninja reminded him that Orochimaru and Uchiha Zou must have reached some unknown tacit understanding or agreement.

Shisui hesitated for a moment before looking at Uchiha Sō, but finally couldn't help asking:

"Brother Xiang, are we really going to let Orochimaru go so easily?"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Sho glanced at Shisui with a helpless expression, then used medical ninjutsu to make the paralyzing toxin in Yekura's body take effect for a longer period of time.

(He harbored no evil intentions whatsoever; he did not seek to enjoy the alluring beauty of her back a little longer, nor to hold Ye Cang's graceful figure, sculpted through years of training, for as long as possible.)

He, Uchiha Sho, was by no means such a "superficial" person.

He is the coldest and most ruthless person in the ninja world!

She simply didn't want Yekura to wake up at this moment and cause him trouble.

Then, he glanced at Jing Yue behind him and slowly spoke.

Do you really think that Orochimaru's real reason for defecting was simply because he conducted human experiments?

Faced with Uchiha Enoki's questions, Io Gaku—the Uchiha clan's foremost "Enoki fanboy"—was able to examine Orochimaru's actions from a more objective perspective.

"Orochimaru, as one of the heroes of the Third Shinobi World War and a former student of the Third Hokage, along with his comrades Jiraiya and Tsunade, were also heroes of that war. If he had suffered this fate merely because of his human experiments, given the influence of the Hokage lineage, there would have been no need for him to defect; the village would have at most imposed some punishment on him. Unless…"

"Unless the Third Hokage intends to get rid of Orochimaru?"

Although Shisui was simple-minded, he was by no means dull-witted. Especially after undergoing the "careful guidance" of Uchiha Sō during this period, his political acumen had significantly improved.

After Jingyue analyzed Orochimaru's situation in detail, he quickly came to a conclusion that even he found hard to believe.

"Bingo, you got it right! Our great Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, did indeed deliberately let Orochimaru defect."

Uchiha Xiang snapped his fingers lightly, looking with satisfaction at the two "talented individuals" of the Uchiha clan he had specially brought out.

After such a long period of "training", Shisui and Igetsu have made great progress.

Excellent, excellent!

It certainly didn't disappoint me.

There's still hope for the Uchiha clan!

Hiruzen Sarutobi, prepare to receive the "heavy punch" of Uchiha Zou!

"Brother Xiang, why did Hiruzen Sarutobi do this?"